LM,
Stop this silliness. To you Kampala is Uganda. Kampala may be 'cool', but is the rest of the country so? Are the IDPs in Gulu also 'enjoying themselves'?
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From: Lutimba Matovu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ugnet_: UPDF placed on high alert (standby class 1) Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:46:25 -0800 (PST)Mulindwa, I can assure you there is nothing to worry about in Kampala. Everything here is cool and people are enjoying themselves. Its so busy down here for x-mas and new year festivities any talk danger is virtually irrelevant. LM --- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Netters > These are not matters to be taken lightly, a great > number of lives are in danger, and that is both the > Northerners who have been at war for 17 plus years > and Southerners (especially Baganda) who have > enjoyed the sleep as well. > Uganda needs a prayer. > Em > Toronto > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 12:48 PM > UPDF placed on high alert (standby class 1) > Army placed on high alert > By David Kibirige > With talk of a new conflict looming over the > country, the army leadership last week placed the > country's security forces on Standby Class One. > This is said to be the highest level of combat > readiness. > Sunday Monitor was told by sources that a radio > message sent to all units country-wide ordered all > soldiers not to leave their barracks, be in uniform > all the time and arms should be within easy access. > Army Spokesman Maj. Shaban Bantariza said this being > a festive season the army has to be fully alert. > "Some [people] would use the festive season to cause > some trouble so we have to be fully alert," he said > Tuesday > Bantariza said there is no reason to worry as the > army has been doing this for the last many years. > Highly placed sources told Sunday Monitor that the > Commandant of the Mbarara-based 2 Division Col. > Poteli Kivuna has ordered all wives of soldiers out > of Makenke barracks. > He also ordered that all gates apart from the main > one be locked all the time. > Information that could not be independently verified > claimed several tank units have been transferred > from Gulu-based 4 Division to Mbarara. > Artillery guns have reportedly been transferred from > Nakasongolo Air Base to Mbarara. > Bantariza refused to give details about deployment > saying this is information which cannot be disclosed > to the public. > "I am not aware about the moving of troops but even > if I knew I would not tell you about troop movement. > Why should one be interested in knowing about the > army's deployment?" Bantariza said Friday. > There is talk that renegade and exiled Col. Samson > Mande and Lt. Col. Anthony Kyakabale are training > rebels in a neighbouring country with plans to > attack Uganda. > The army says that the duo's force, known as > People's Redemption Army (PRA), is alleged to be > camped in eastern DR Congo. > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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